Engin Aktaş

Engin Aktaş is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Izmir Institute of Technology. His research focuses on composite materials, structural engineering, and finite element analysis. He holds a B.S. from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi and M.S. and PhD degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.

Education:

• B.S. Civil Engineering, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
• M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
• PhD Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Research Interests: His work explores composite overwrapped pressure vessels, hybridization effects, and load-sharing metallic liner designs. He employs finite element analysis and ANSYS tools to study burst pressure performance in polymer composites.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Network Lab, focusing on advanced structural analysis and composite material applications.